WARNER UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Warner Unified School District joined Live Well San Diego
as a recognized partner on November 10, 2015 following a vote by its
Governing Board. Warner Unified School District became a Live Well
San Diego partner by promoting the link between student health
and learning by providing a comprehensive environment that supports
wellness, healthy eating, nutrition education, and physical education
and activity. Warner Unified School District provides programs and
services that ensure their schools have the resources needed for
teaching, learning, and overall well-being for their approximately 320 students.

In an effort to promote healthy eating and physical activity, the
District provides a nutrition program that offers made-from-scratch
meals and a salad bar option to students and staff, a teacher-led
student running club, a gym to support fitness conditioning for
students and staff and physical education classes that are taught by a
credentialed physical education teacher. Additionally, the newly
approved Quality Pre-School Initiative program purchased the Wellness
Champions curriculum to help promote healthy habits and fitness in the
District’s Early Education program.

To improve school connectedness and attendance, Warner Unified
School District adopted the Schoolwide Positive Behavior Intervention
Support framework, a positive discipline approach, which has improved
the school climate through the reduction of disciplinary referrals and
suspensions. The District also uses strategies such as restorative
justice practices to encourage students to take responsibility for
their actions and to make things right with those that they have
harmed by their actions.

To meet the mental and emotional needs of their students, Warner
Unified School District employs a part-time school psychologist and
partners with Vista Hill Learning Assistance Center to provide
counseling services to students. The District will also be providing
staff with training in the Compassionate Schools Program and the youth
mental health curriculum to help with early identification and
intervention strategies to support all students.

In an effort to promote health among their employees, Warner Unified
School District has partnered with the Voluntary Employee Benefit
Association to provide staff with access to community health
resources, on-site and online health educational opportunities, access
to the school gym and a community park with a track.

Moving forward, Warner Unified School District is committed to
continuing its successful programs that support students, families,
and staff and contribute towards a healthy, safe and thriving community.